Evaluation of liming properties and potassium bioavailability of three Atlantic Canada wood ash sources

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1209-1216

  Sharifi, Mehdi ^a   Cheema, Mumtaz ^b   McVicar, Kristie ^c   LeBlanc, Lise ^d   Fillmore, Sherry ^e  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d LP Consulting   (Canada)

^e Agriculture and AgriFood Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate equivalent; Lime; Potassium; Wood ash

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; BIOAVAILABILITY; FERTILITY; LIMING; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PH; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; WOOD ASH;

EID: 84887267811     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2013-168     Document Type: Article

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